Senior FIX Certification Engineer

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Technical Resource for their Client Connectivity team. The role involves deploying FIX gateways, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders, and addressing production issues. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a minimum of 5 years in Capital Markets, and expert-level UNIX skills. The company offers a competitive compensation package and a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible benefits

Competitive compensation

Ongoing development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Technology position within the Capital Markets industry.
• Solid knowledge of FIX protocol.
• Expert level UNIX administration skills and ability to script (Shell, Perl, BASH, etc.).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Deploy FIX gateways for internal and external clients.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement enhancements and new features.
• Investigate and address production issues via log data analysis.

Skills

Active Learning

Detail-Oriented

Programming Languages

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Unix

Shell Scripting

Perl

BASH

Java

GitHub

Maven

Jenkins

Nexus

Job description

Job Description

The Client Connectivity team is part of the RBC Capital Markets Quantitative & Technology Services group and is responsible for enhancing and maintaining technical components that cater to Equities, Options, FX, Futures and Rates trading across the Americas, Europe and APAC regions. We are looking for a technical resource with UNIX scripting ability to help deploy FIX gateways throughout our electronic stack.

What is the opportunity?

The Client Connectivity team is part of the RBC Capital Markets Quantitative & Technology Services group and is responsible for enhancing and maintaining technical components that cater to Equities, Options, FX, Futures and Rates trading across the Americas, Europe and APAC regions. We are looking for a technical resource with UNIX scripting ability to help deploy FIX gateways throughout our electronic stack.

What will you do?

• Deploy FIX gateways for internal and external clients
• Collaborate with Business and IT stakeholders across Front and Middle Office divisions to define, design and implement enhancements and new features to FIX Gateway and UI components supported by the Client Connectivity Development team
• Investigate and address production issues via log data analysis and recommend solutions that meet Business and IT Risk requirements

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years in a Technology position within the Capital Markets industry
• Solid knowledge of FIX protocol
• Expert level UNIX administration skills and ability to script (Shell, Perl, BASH, etc.)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

• Experience with high capacity / low latency infrastructure a plus
• Knowledge of FIX testing tools such as VeriFIX, FIX Conductor
• Basic Networking and Routing knowledge
• Java development, hands-on experience developing on Linux and Windows platforms
• Web development skills: JSP/Servlets, Tomcat, Spring, HTML and CSS
• Knowledge of development build cycles and tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Nexus and Helios

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services

Job Skills

Active Learning, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, IT Standards, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address: RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-11-18

Application Deadline: 2025-12-09

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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